Contraception and Reproduction Health Consequences for Women and Children in the Developing World (1989) / Chapter Skim
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Because reproductive patterns in developing countries have been influenced greatly by use of modern contraceptives, the risks and benefits of different contraceptive methods are also evaluated. Although some of the data on which our analysis is based have been drawn from research in developed countries, the focus of the report is the developing world.
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More than 13 percent of the children born in the developing world die before age 5, compared with less than 2 percent of the children in more developed countries. About 15 million children, 98 percent of them in developing countries, are estimated to have died each year from 1980 to 1985 United Nations, 1988b)
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Source: United Nations (1988b: Table A.1, pp.
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Over the years the health benefits of increased contraceptive use and lower fertility have become the most important policy objectives for a number of developing countries and for many of the international agencies that support family planning programs. This increased interest in the health consequences of changing fertility has been encouraged both by a growing awareness of the potential benefits that lower fertility and better spacing of pregnancies may have on maternal and child health and by an increasing eagerness by politicians to work to improve health.
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iCurrently married ages 15-44. Source: United Nations (1989)
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, that contributed to the diffusion of family planning also raised questions about the health effects associated with prolonged use of some methods. The real and perceived health risks of different contraceptives are cited by some health professionals in developing countries as reasons to place restrictions on certain contraceptives, as well as by some couples in developing countries as their reason for being reluctant to control their fertility using modern contraceptives.
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